Overview:HKS is seeking a Sustainable Design Professional to join our team.Supports project teams using a wide range of developing professional skills. Performs basic design and technical tasks requiring application of standard techniques and knowledge of sustainability while working under general supervision. Eager to learn, highly organized and willing to contribute creatively to the team.Responsibilities:
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Conducts whole building and component embodied carbon Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) using industry software such as Tally and One Click
Integral in influencing and delivering quality sustainable low energy design
Liaisons with stakeholders to develop and advance their sustainability strategies
Identifies sustainability risks and appropriate mitigation measures
Creates models to illustrate plans, processes and designs
Supports internal training for technical staff
Modifies or creates LEED or other rating system-specific documents, applying standard sustainable design techniques, collaborative design computations and procedures as assigned under direction
Performs routine assignments and may have some design responsibility collaborating with other team members as designated
Conducts research on local, regional and global project sustainability context, building materials, sustainable strategies and third-party rating systems (LEED, WELL, etc.)
Prepares draft reports with written and graphic content
Assists with enterprise level Environmental, Social and Governance work
Assists with the creation and maintenance of firm-wide content on the HKS intranet
Assists design teams in performance and energy analysis assignments
May attend on-site visits, field reviews and client and/or project meetings as appropriate
May assist in preparing proposals, presentations, schedules and processing of system-specific documentation and samplesCultural
May participate in communication with other disciplines, vendors and contractors to incorporate information into project requirements
Participates in team meetings to discuss project issues, design and technical issues and coordination with other disciplines
Performs work in a manner that demonstrates an awareness of and an appreciation for the firm's cultural values, including a commitment to quality, innovation, learning and growth
Becomes skilled in fostering and maintaining a collaborative professional working For full info follow application link.HKS is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and committed to a policy of non-discrimination in all employment practices including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, advancement, compensation, and termination. HKS' policies, including its Affirmative Action Programs, are designed to not only ensure legal compliance with state and federal anti-discrimination and retaliation laws, but to carry out the principles of equal employment opportunities in all job categories. Deliberate and conscious effort is made to make employment decisions that are consistent with these equal employment opportunity principles. HKS will recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles, and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status or disability; and ensure that all employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements. Employees and applicants will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination for filing a complaint, assisting or participating in an investigation, compliance evaluation or hearing, opposing and/or exercising any other right made unlawful by Executive Order 11246, Sections 503 and 38 USC 4212, as amended, or their implementing regulations, or any other Federal, State or local laws requ
iring equal opportunity.